74 results for “chronic vomiting”
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…ce 1992, following a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 1970. This injury caused chronic brain damage and progressive mental health deterioration requiring lifelong institutional care. In April …
55y · Male·probable sepsis in the setting of immunosuppression, a skin wound and chronic di…
…lycystic kidney disease, died of sepsis in January 2017. He presented with progressive symptoms including chronic diarrhoea, weight loss (16kg in 8 weeks), a gluteal abscess, nausea, vomiting, and deteriorating renal fu…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
An 8-year-old Aboriginal girl died from chronic myocarditis following chemotherapy for sialoblastoma (salivary gland cancer). She had completed chemother…
62y · Female·hyponatremia (low sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure, with aspiration …
A 62-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia died from hyponatremia (sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure and aspiration during …
27y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents associated with persistent vomiting following gas…
…er than the 36-38 French standard recommended by most Australian surgeons. This caused severe, persistent vomiting and rapid weight loss over six months. When she presented with syncope and low potassium (2.5), poor comm…
65y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage following a fall
…supported accommodation, fell from bed early morning on 2 October 2015 after reporting feeling unwell and vomiting. He sustained a large left-sided acute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage with midline shift. Despite rapid …
78y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating advanced multifactorial dementia
Alec Bester, a 78-year-old man with advanced dementia (primarily alcohol-related), chronic alcoholism, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease, died of aspiration pneumonia at the Roy Fagan Centre.…
49y · Male·complications of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung
…ise palliative care needs despite Howlett receiving such care in the community. Symptoms including severe vomiting, diarrhoea, pain, and weight loss were inadequately managed. No psychiatric assessment occurred despite k…
77y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopa…
…Long Bay Hospital. On 6 February 2024, he was appropriately transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital after vomiting and became hypoxic with aspiration pneumonia. Despite IV antibiotics and oxygen, his condition deteriorat…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
…condary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging confirmed large bowel obstruction. A colorectal fellow recommended emergenc…
78y · Male·Acute pancreatitis
A 78-year-old man with a long history of mental illness and multiple chronic physical conditions died from acute pancreatitis on 12 May 2025, nine days after presenting with nausea a…
72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
… cardiomegaly, COPD, ischaemic heart disease and hiatus hernia, presented to Austin Hospital with nausea, vomiting and decreased appetite. CT imaging revealed high-grade small bowel obstruction, large paraoesophageal hia…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
HJ, a 76-year-old woman with chronic psychotic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstr…
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
…ere diagnosed initially as alcohol withdrawal. Clinical features included altered consciousness, tremors, vomiting, visual disturbances, and signs of methanol toxicity including acidosis. All subsequently developed organ…
33y · Male·Respiratory failure due to mixed drug toxicity (amitriptyline, oxycodone, morphi…
A 33-year-old man with chronic back pain, depression, morbid obesity and sleep apnoea died in psychiatric custody from respiratory failu…
82y · Female·acute peritonitis, ruptured bowel and incarcerated bowel herniation
…eft unattended with heavy IV pumps on her wheelchair, fracturing her hip. After hip repair, she developed vomiting on 11 November which was attributed to narcotic medication. Dr H., an intern, examined her twice but did …
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
…ities, died of ischaemic heart disease complicated by aspiration pneumonia. He presented to hospital with vomiting, loose stools and cough, was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, deteriorated with hypotension requiring…
72y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents in a woman with a functional large bowel obstruct…
A 72-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, epilepsy, and constipation died from aspiration of gastric contents complicated by functio…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November…
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
… intake assessment and was appropriately scheduled for medical review. On the following day, he developed vomiting consistent with opioid withdrawal and was assessed by a doctor and nurse, both finding standard withdrawa…
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